Record Breaking Sunday Night
On Sunday, more records were broken in one game than ever before! With the Atlanta Falcons and New England Patriots going helmet to helmet, the game started off showing Atlanta to win, yet New England pulled out with the win. Not only did the biggest comeback in Super Bowl history occur, and the only overtime the Super Bowl had seen, individual records were broken and tied. Over thirty records were broken or tied at Super Bowl 51.
Last night Super Bowl 51 brought about more than just a win for the New England Patriots, but a lesson on top of the many records broken.
Atlanta Falcons won the opening coin toss and scored the first points of the game, dominating both offensively and defensively. Rounding off the score to 21-0, many people expected the game to be over and many actually stopped watching.
Right before the end of the first half the Patriots were able to squeeze in a field goal and get some points on the board. The half time score was 21-3.
The half time talk must have been very inspiring because the second half showed a lot of heart by the Patriots. The Patriots held the Falcons to only 7 points in the second half, but New England excelled and put up an outstanding fight.
With two 2-point conversions, the Patriots tied the game with only seconds remaining.
The game goes into overtime, and the Patriots luck does not run out with the coin toss. Patriots received the ball first and was able to score on their first run, not giving the Falcons even one chance.
New England came back, winning 34-28.
Below are all the records either tied, or new ones set, by just this one Super Bowl; Super Bowl 51.
After the game there was a lot of ‘thanks’ to give out and the Patriots head coach did just that. “There was a lot of great situational football, adjustments and our staff just kept coaching,” said Bill Belichick. “We just kept trying to find a little crack in the armor and keep plugging away.”
SUPER BOWL RECORDS SET
Super Bowl appearances by a player: 7 – Tom Brady
Super Bowl appearances by a head coach: 7 – Bill Belichick
Wins by a head coach: 5 – Bill Belichick
Wins by a starting quarterback: 5 – Tom Brady
Super Bowl MVP awards: 4 – Tom Brady
Points in a game: 20 – James White
Career passes: 309 – Tom Brady
Pass attempts in a game: 62 – Tom Brady
Career completions: 207 – Tom Brady
Completions in a game: 43 – Tom Brady
Career passing yards: 2,071 – Tom Brady
Single-game passing yards: 466 – Tom Brady
Career touchdown passes: 15 – Tom Brady
Receptions in a game: 14 – James White
Team Super Bowl appearances: 9 – New England
Largest deficit overcome by the winning team: 25 points – New England
Games taken to overtime: 1 – New England vs. Atlanta
Points by a team in overtime: 6 – New England
Team first downs in a game: 37 – New England
Total first downs in a game: 54 – New England vs. Atlanta
Team passing first downs in a game: 26 – New England
Total passing first downs in a game: 39 – New England vs. Atlanta
Offensive plays by a team in a game: 93 – New England
Passes by a team in a game: 63 – New England
Completions by a team in a game: 43 – New England
Passing yards by a team in a game: 442 – New England
Total passing yards in a game: 682 – New England vs. Atlanta
SUPER BOWL RECORDS TIED
Wins by a player: 5 – Tom Brady
Touchdowns in a game: 3 – James White
Single-game two-point conversions: 1 – James White, Danny Amendola
Sacks in a game (since 1982): 3 – Grady Jarrett
Single-game two-point conversions by a team: 2 – New England
Total two-point conversions in a game: 2 – New England vs. Atlanta
First downs by penalty in a game: 4 – New England
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